finn

That came out wrong....🤨

You got a problem with 11-year old girls from Sri Lanka? The ones I know are intelligent, curious, fun, and lively.

The bettors know what this board tends to forget in its depression over the team's recent performance: The Bills are a top-five team perfectly capable of beating any other team at any time, and not via flukes or "any given Sunday." Big game. Win here and the narrative shifts, not just for the fans and the media, but, more importantly, for the team. But let's win first.

Am I the only one who doesn't think Allen has been struggling this season? He's playing as well as any other quarterback in the league, who all have their ups and downs. I think we all expect Allen to play like he did in the playoffs a few years ago, and that may not be realistic, at least not for a whole season. I have high hopes for Brady bringing out the best in him on a more consistent basis--and getting his teammates to help him.

Your observations make me think the problem was mostly Dorsey after all, or Dorsey and a cascade of ensuing problems. Well, it's a pretty deep hole they've dug, but it's not impossible to pull this thing off, especially if they beat Philly going into the bye, which would start to change the narrative on this team.

Cross-conference matchups are hard to predict, but the Eagles have not looked very impressive on either side of the ball. Of course, the Bills haven't, either. But if their mojo continues and the ball bounces right, I see them winning. Wouldn't that be lovely?

Gabe and Von. With these players on the field, the Bills are playing with 10 players on both offense and defense.

Did you see Kincaid's block? That's like the best downfield block I've ever seen. Hip checked two defenders about to tackle Shakir, springing him. That was truly spectacular.

Not a good signing, Harty. Douglas an A+, Harty a D+.

Biggest blind spot in recent Bills history.

NOW will they replace Davis with Shakir!?

Do we all agree the Bills will go three and out on the first drive of the second half?

Don't agree. This is what a good team does against a great defense. You score more than the other team and go home. In a championship season, that's what you do. And it's just what they haven't been doing so far this year. Better late than never, I guess.

Does seem he takes more roughing the passer penalties than anyone else combined.

Am I the only one who saw the fake punt coming? The Jets aren't just going to roll over. You don't punt 16-0 and give a short field to a team that is beating you. All signs pointed to a fake.

Why is he active is what I want to know.

So far, it's McDermott's kind of game.

New Bills fan, eh?

That's sort of my point. No coaches want turnovers, obviously, but to McDermott and his type they're poison. To another coach, they're a setback but part of the deal for a dynamic, high-reward game. That's Allen's game; he'll give you a ratio of three touchdowns to one turnover. McDermott would prefer one touchdown and no turnovers so his defense can go to work. Just different philosophies. But it's McDermott who has to adapt, not Allen. I don't think he will. He keeps talking about "complementary football." That means ball control, again, not Allen's game.

That's my impression, too. McDermott must secretly despise Allen, or at least his style. He wants a Joe Burrow, not a Brent Favre, and a ball-possession, ground-first offense. 12-3 is the perfect victory score. Just not a good fit. I wonder how long it'll take for Pegula to pull the trigger. Mid-season next year? He'll have fired Joe Brady and the next OC by then.

What answers for man and quarters coverage could they try? I'd like to be able to watch a game intelligently for a change.

Was this copy and pasted from the 9-11 game thread about two minutes into the first half?

McDermott may end up being the Wicked Witch of the story. "After an initially successful tenure, McDermott was fired after the Bills fell to 5-12 in 2023. The following year, under the energetic leadership of Eric Bieniemy, the team roared back to its first AFC Championship game since 2022, dominating the Jacksonville Jaguars and going on to shock the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIV. Players credited the fun, upbeat atmosphere created by the new coach. 'It's been a breath of fresh air,' Super Bowl MVP Dalton Kincaid said. 'My first year, the team felt stifled, oppressed, as if a damp blanket was holding the team down. Coach Bieniemy helped us remember who we were.' Several attempts to reach Coach McDermott for comment were unsuccessful."

Hyde is slow, but Poyer is pretty much playing linebacker now, and while Rapp, Hamlin, Douglas, Jackson, and Bedford aren't fast, they're not slow, either. I still have hopes for Elam, too. Hopefully, the light goes on for Elam, and he starts next year next to Douglas, with Bedford and Rapp/draft pick at safety.

We're at the point in the story where the hero doubts himself and walks the dark rainy streets alone, brooding. Then something happens--the girl finally kisses him, he's allowed to be himself, the old mentor or rival talks to him, whatever. And--bam--the Bills fight their way all the way to the Super Bowl where, after some initial drama, they triumph by coming full circle to what made them great in the first place. It's the hero's journey. Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, WB Yeats, Spiritus Mundi. Hoosiers, Remember the Titans, Rocky I. We're in the middle of a fricking Disney movie!